15 busted over drugs
Alex de VosPolice have arrested 15 people and seized more than $40,000 worth of property as part of a month-long operation targeting drug trafficking...
$28,000 fines threatened in bid to save tiny fish
Alex de VosFarmers face fines of up to $28,000 in a bid to protect the region’s “nationally-significant” Yarra pygmy perch from extinction, authorities have...
Avalon ‘tops list’ for airport security holes
Andrew MathiesonAVALON has topped off a list of regional airports vulnerable to security breaches, according to a counter-terrorism expert.
But airport management at Geelong’s peak...
Golfers chip in to raise cash for McKellar Centre project
More than 100 charitable golfers have swung into action for the region’s peak aged care and rehabilitation facility.
The field of 108 teed off in...
IR ‘fuels’ ambo crisis
Alex de VosState Government has blamed a new pay agreement for a shortage of paramedics in the Geelong region last weekend.
But Ambulance Victoria...
Foreign investors resort to planning new future for our Spray Farm
Kim WatersForeign investors could turn one of the Bellarine Peninsula’s best-known properties into a luxury resort, according to its family owners.
Andrew Browne said the...
Levy land cost threat
Alex de VosLand prices will rise further beyond the reach of Surf Coast residents under a council plan to slug developers 10 per cent...
Residents threaten court action over resumed bid to ‘close’ The Gap
Alex de VosTorquay residents have accused Surf Coast’s foreshore manager of resuming its bid to block a floodwater drainage point in sand dunes this...
‘Ring’ of confidence
Extension of Geelong’s ring road to the Bellarine Peninsula is one of the region’s highest funding priorities, state cabinet heard this week.
Mayor John Mitchell...
Drysdale police on the road to success with high-tech new wheels
Kim WatersWatch out crooks and hoons: Drysdale police have taken delivery of a new high-tech crime-fighting tool on wheels.
Their station this week received the...
Helmut’s life in a fairytale
Andrew MathiesonINSIDE 73-year-old Helmut Mayer’s body still lies a little boy’s heart and head full of fairytales.
Helmut’s father, Peter, and mum, Elisabeth, morphed the...
Geo-objectors ‘left unheard’
Alex de VosAngry residents have scheduled a series of protests and meetings against plans to build a geothermal power plant at Gherang, west of...
Pedalling towards road safety
Students across Greater Geelong can continue to learn about bike and road safety through a community initiative aimed at saving lives on the road....
